REHABILITION AID
RECORD MONTH FOR EDUCATION
]iX,-SIiUVIOISMISN ASSISTED IN
NOVEMBER
November was by far a record montb in the number of ex-service-men and Avomen granted rehabilitation assistance to pursue educational studies, says the monthly review from the Rehabilitation Department. Altogether during November 382 exservicemen and women were so as,sisted, as compared with 191 for the previous month. “This striking increase can be attributed to several causes ” says the statement. “One is the increasing rate of demobilisation and the fact that large numbers of men returned from overseas in September and October. Another is the apparent keenness of many e.v-servicemen to continue or commence studies in which they were encouraged to take an interest by the services education oHicers. Still another reason is the desire to finalise arrangements well in advance for the coming academic year.” Of the 382 applications approved during November 130 were for fulltime bursaries compared with 52 -nr October, 184 were for fees and books (00 in October), 50 were for overseas bursaries (40 in. October) and six for miscellaneous small grants. Altogether until November 30 there had been 3200 ex-service-men and. women given some form of educational assistance, of whom 2704 were returned from overseas and c he remaining 430 discharged homeservice personnel. Of these 892 received full-time bursaries, 1888 fees and books 221 overseas bursaries and 199 miscellaneous small grants.
Of the overseas bursaries granted during November 22 were for post- 4 graduate medicine, live were postgraduate dental, four were for engineering, three for Bachelor of Arts and handwork, three for Doc<torate of Philosophy, three for music two for commerce and accountancy, two for forestry, two for languages, two for law two for theology one » •» for town planning, one for veterinary study, one for factory control and management one. for soil erosion and one for the stukly of wool. These bursaries are to an annual value of £250 sterling plus certain allowances.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 37, 8 January 1946, Page 2
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